Conrad Bain Has Died

Conrad Bain, the actor best known for his long run as father Philip Drummond on the hit series “Diff'rent Strokes,” died this week. He was 89. It is hard to believe that of the main family members that Todd Bridges is the last one alive. I think most people figured he would be the first to pass away after all he went through getting his life together after the show.

Everybody's got a special kind of storyEverybody finds a way to shine,It don't matter that you got not alotSo what,They'll have theirs, and you'll have yours, and I'll have mine.And together we'll be fine….

Because it takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.Yes it does.It takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.

Todd has really worked hard to turn around his life. He lives pretty quietly save for the occasional reality show gig. I remember when Gary Coleman died, Todd seemed to be the only person who cared about Gary as a person and not as a payday.

I was JUST watching "Maude" and "Diff'rent Strokes" the other night, and I was thinking how cool it was that we still had him. Very sad yesterday to hear this, although it would seem that he had a good long life. Did anyone else love him stealing the scenes he had in POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE?!

Just curious — how so? I look at shows like this and celebrate how much they influenced society positively for the time. You can't use today's standards to judge it. Remember, this was an era pre-bet. When the idea of a sitcom starring an African American was brand new

Speaking of the OTHER Rachel Ray, her show is on right now (I can't find my remote, which I misplace at least once a day) and she just said that she LOVES Marilyn Manson. Please! What are the chances of THAT? I wish she would just stuff a sock in it.

I barely remember that show, but I like those types of sitcoms that helped people be more tolerant of differences, and taught positive life lessons. What the hell are we teaching kids now with our sitcoms and reality shows? That money and a hot body rule the world? Pretty much.

Looking back at it, I see your point. I always thought it was just a vehicle for Gary Coleman, but why couldn't the kids just have been adopted by a black single parent / widower? There was sort of a great white father paternalistic thing going on. I don't remember how Gary and Todd ended up living with the father and the daughter (Dana Plato?).

A fun activity is watch some old Rachael Ray videos, maybe about two years apart each, and listen how her voice goes from Lisa Simpson to Patty and Selma.

A better activity, however, is to watch old Charlotte Rae videos from her "Car 54, Where Are You?" That show is hilarious! She played Leo Schauzer's wife Sylvia. (Al Lewis later played Grandpa on "The Munsters.")

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